Stair-carpet fastener



(No Model.)

C. E. KENT. STAIR CARPET FASTENER- Patented Mar. 10, 1896.

C fiar ZQJE (75 6712 7 WITNESSES UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES E. KENT, OF EAST LIVERPOOL, OHIO.

STAlR-CARPET FASTEN ER.

SPECIFICATIONforming part of Letters Patent No. 556,270, dated March 10,1896.

Application filed January 23, 1896. Serial No. 5 76 ,565. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES E. KENT, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at East Liverpool, in the county of Columbiana andState of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inStair- Oarpet Fasteners and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to lettersof reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a simple, cheap, andeffective stair-carpet fastener of ornamental appearance which can bereadily applied; and it consists of a fastener made up of short rods orpieces of Wire connected together so as to present three points whichpass through the carpet and engage the tread and riser of the stairs, aswill be hereinafter fully set forth and particularly pointed out in theclaims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure1 is a perspective view of a stair-carpet fastener constructed inaccordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a modification in which the endsof the horizontal bar or wire are bent upon themselves to preventspreading of the other part of the fastener, and Fig. 3 is a perspectiveview showing the application of my invention.

The stair-carpet fastener is made up of three rods or short pieces ofwire A, B, and C. One end of the wire A is bent to provide acoiled orhelical portion a, while the other end is formed into a helix a, beyondwhich the terminal extends and forms a point a the intermediate portionof the wire being curved, as shown. The intermediate portion of the wireB is bent to conform to the shape of the corresponding part of the wireA, and theupper end of this wire B is passed through the coil a and bentat substantially right angles therefrom to provide a point I). The pointwhich is at one end of the coil a and the bend in the wire B at theother end of said coil hold the wires A and B .firmly together at thispoint. The lower end of the wire B is bent in a manner similar to thewire A to provide a coil 1) and projecting point 12 Through the coils aand b is passed the rod or wire 0, which connects the lower ends of thewires A and B and completes the fastener, which presents a triangularstructure'of ornamental appearance.

As it is proposed to use two fasteners above each tread or step of thestairway, a single rod 0 may be employed to extend from one fastener tothe other, and when the fasteners are intended to be used independent ofeach other the ends of the rod 0 are preferably bent upon themselves, asshown in Fig. 2, the terminals bearing against the coils a and Z) toprevent spreading of the wires A and B.

It will be noted that the points a and 17 extend downward, while thepoint 1) extends rearward, so that in use the former are driven into thetread of the stairway, while the latter is driven into the riser, therod 0 bearing against the carpet to hold it snugly in place.

It will also be noted that the wires A and 13, connected together andprovided with points, as herein shown and described, of themselvesprovide a complete carpet fastener which can be readily driven in placeby hammering upon the coil portions thereof.

A stair-carpet fastener constructed as herein shown and described can becheaply manufactured, and when plated will present a very ornamentaldevice and one that can be readily applied without requiring the use ofscrews or other additional fastening devices.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. As an improved article of manufacture, a stair-carpet fastener madeup of separate pieces of wire one of the parts being bent or formed intoa coil at its upper end and into a coil and projecting point at itslower end, the other part being formed into a coil and point at itslower end and its upper end passed through the upper coil of the firstmentioned part from which it extends to provide a point at right angleswith the other points,

substantially as shown and described.

2. The combination in a stair-carpet fasten er, of the wires A and Bconnected together at their upper ends to present a point, as b, thelower ends of said wires being each formed into a coil and projectingpoint, substantially as shown, and a rod 0 passed through the coils atthe lower ends of the wires A and B to conneet the parts, for thepurpose set forth.

3. The combination in a stair-carpet fastener, of the wires A and Bconnected together at their upper ends to present a point, as b, andformed at their lower ends into a coil and projecting point,substantially as shown, together with a rod 0 passed through the coilsat the lower ends of the wires A and B, the

ends of the wire being bent upon themselves IO to bear against saidcoils, for the purpose set forth. I

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES E. KENT. \Vitnesses:

FRED S. KENT, S. I. JACKSON.

